Tamal

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

variant of tamale; a Mexican dish of masa wrapped in corn husks

“The tamal was steamed until the masa was firm.”

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tamale

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Wordle

"Tamal" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.

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Anagrams of Tamal

Words that use exactly the same letters as “tamal”.

malta talma

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “tamal” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

hamal ramal samal tagal tamas tamil tamul

Words you can make from Tamal

Shorter words formed from the letters in “tamal”.

alma amal amla atma

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